September 25, 2012

My creation...is it real?

Just call me Martha. OK, that is going a little too far. But I will say my family has seen a much craftier Debbie lately. For those of you who don't know me, let me just say I usually have a strong aversion toward anything craft related. I don't scrapbook, I don't paint blocks of wood, and I don't make baby blankets (but I have the utmost respect for those who do. I just don't have the talent or patience for such things). But give me the right craft (something simple, about fall, or something for my son) and I'm all over it. So enough intro...take a look at my work!

Exhibit A -

My fall wreath.

For a few years I've wanted a nice wreath to display my love for autumn. But I could never find one I liked well enough. And the ones I did like seemed way overpriced. Nick encouraged me to check out Hobby Lobby - a store I had never set foot in (and I am still wondering why Nick had made it in there before me). So I did, and discovered that all their fall decor was 50% off! I got the few items I needed and voilà! I now have my fall wreath. And for just over $15.

Exhibit B -

An "About Me" poster for Toby's preschool.

OK so I admit, this one wasn't as simple. I really had no intention in putting so much work into a preschooler poster! But something flipped the creative switch inside of me and suddenly I became the over-achieving mom for one night. Or a few days. I actually stayed up till 1 am way too late doing the finishing touches, but had so much fun working on it (and by "fun" I mean time to myself to just watch movies and eat Halloween candy). The original plan: just draw a simple picture of a Transformer and
few other 'likes' to put on his poster. What really happened: I spent 3 days drawing
Optimus Prime and then at the last minute decided to just print out and color
some graphics.

Yeah, my artistic skills are a little rusty. But it felt good to be drawing again!

Then I found some family pics, printed out some
captions, made an 11 pm trip to Smith's for a poster and...here it is:

I showed the poster to Toby the next day and he loved it so much he carried it around with him all morning. That right there made all the work worth it.

It all looks great! I'm impressed with your drawing skills. My transformer would've looked like a colorful stick man, at best. And I'm not so much a crafty person either. I consider myself more of a DIY girl. So, I'm all about doing window treatments and refinishing furniture, but don't think you'll ever get me near headbands!

About Me

I live in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Nick and I met at a corn maze in October 2004. 9 months later we were married on June 3, 2005. Toby is our spirited child who keeps us on our toes. Aspen is our sweet baby girl who loves to cuddle all day. I stay at home with the kiddos and Nick works full-time for IM Flash (aka Micron) This is our life. These are our stories. Enjoy. :)